Letter: Children need to learn about disabilities

I would like to bring your attention to children with disabilities in our school system.

Most people think children with disabilities needs are met in school, but schools only have enough supplies to barely get by.

Having enough teachers is a huge part of getting children with learning disabilities enough help to understand their work and prepare them for life outside of school. Classrooms are so packed that a child with a wheelchair couldn’t even get through; that is why they have their own classroom, which isn’t right. They should be part of the classroom, no matter what their disabilities are, and if they need another teacher in there, then they should get one — but that costs too much.

Other children need to learn about disabilities and what they are, so they know they are not deviant. Integration benefits students with disabilities by confronting stereotypes and stigmatizing labels, but the presence of students with disabilities can benefit non-disabled students by providing opportunities to develop attitudes and skills that will enable them to work with people who may be different from themselves.

To educate a child with a disability properly, they need to be in an environment that is as least restrictive as possible to make them as able as possible. I think this is a topic worth looking into for our children and their future.